Union County, IN Highlights

Population

A region's economy thrives or dives because of the people who choose to live there. That choice may occur by being born there and desiring to stay, or a more deliberate one of choosing to relocate from somewhere else. Monitoring change in the size and movement of population is an important barometer of well-being.

Population Over Time

1990

2000

2005

2010

2017

Total Population

6,976

7,341

7,378

7,516

7,200

Change Since 1990

365

402

540

224

Pct. Change Since 1990

5.2%

5.8%

7.7%

3.2%

Source: US Census Bureau

Components of Population Change 2016 to 2017

Number

Net Domestic Migration

37

International Migration

-1

Natural Increase (births minus deaths)

-4

Births

61

Deaths

65

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Age in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

Preschool (0 to 4)

373

5.2%

School Age (5 to 17)

1,153

16.0%

College Age (18 to 24)

584

8.1%

Young Adult (25 to 44)

1,617

22.5%

Older Adult (45 to 64)

2,125

29.5%

Older (65 plus)

1,348

18.7%

Source: US Census Bureau

Population Estimates by Race and Hispanic Origin in 2017

Number

Pct. Dist

American Ind. or Alaskan Native Alone

22

0.3%

Asian Alone

29

0.4%

Black Alone

62

0.9%

Native Hawaiian and Other Pac. Isl. Alone

3

0.0%

White Alone

6,979

96.9%

Two or More Race Groups

105

1.5%

Hispanic or Latino

Non-Hispanic or Latino

7,067

98.2%

Hispanic or Latino

133

1.8%

Source: US Census Bureau

Households in 2016

Number

Pct. Dist

Total Households

2,917

100.0%

Family Households

1,839

63.0%

Married with Children

543

18.6%

Married without Children

910

31.2%

Single Parents

212

7.3%

Other

174

6.0%

Non-family Households

1,078

37.0%

Living Alone

935

32.1%

Average Household Size

2.46

Average Family Household Size

3.90

Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5 Year Estimates

Population Counts by Decade

Population

NumericalChg.

Pct. Chg.

1950

6,412

NA

NA

1960

6,457

45

0.7%

1970

6,582

125

1.9%

1980

6,860

278

4.2%

1990

6,976

116

1.7%

April 2000

7,341

365

5.2%

April 2010

7,516

175

2.4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau

Population Projections

2010

2015

2020

2025

2030

Population Projections

7,516

7,583

7,632

7,670

7,663

Change Since 2010

67

116

154

147

Pct. Change Since 2010

0.9%

1.5%

2.0%

2.0%

Source: Indiana Business Research Center.Note: 2010 data are census counts from the U.S. Census Bureau